What is the difference between Blue FS 35190 and Flanker Blue?

ΔE 10 (fair). Flanker Blue is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue FS 35190 vs Flanker Blue

Blue FS 35190

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11878
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c979f (estimate)

Flanker Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.337
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #84aab0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Flanker Blue is a little lighter, more muted than Blue FS 35190.

Can I use Flanker Blue instead of Blue FS 35190?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Flanker Blue is a little lighter, more muted than Blue FS 35190.

Can I use Blue FS 35190 instead of Flanker Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue FS 35190 is a little darker, more saturated.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Blue FS 35190 on the colour wheel See Flanker Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blue FS 35190

Blue FS 35190 vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Flanker Blue
Blue FS 35190 vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Flanker Blue
Blue FS 35190 vs Light Blue Green (70.753)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Flanker Blue

Other AK Interactive paints close to Flanker Blue

Flanker Blue vs AII Light Blue (AK11910)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue FS 35190
Flanker Blue vs RLM 65 (1938) (AK11817)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue FS 35190
Flanker Blue vs Air Superiority Blue FS 35450 (AK11879)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue FS 35190

All matches: Blue FS 35190 equivalents · Flanker Blue equivalents